Dozens of irregular migrants off coast of Izmir rescued by Türkiye
In the Karaburun and Cesme districts of Izmir, the Turkish Coast Guard dispatches a team to rescue 37 irregular migrants whose life rafts were pushed into Turkish territorial waters, says Türkiye's Coast Guard Command.
![The migrants were transferred to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management after processing. /Photo: AA The migrants were transferred to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management after processing. /Photo: AA](https://images-cdn.trtworld.com/trtworld/w664/h374/q70/19961646_0-0-1598-900.jpeg)
The migrants were transferred to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management after processing. /Photo: AA
The Turkish Coast Guard has rescued 37 irregular migrants off the coast of Izmir province and detained 29 others.
According to a statement on Sunday on the Coast Guard Command's website, a rubber boat with migrants on board off the coast of Karaburun district drifted due to engine failure, prompting a distress call and the dispatch of a team to the area.
A total of 30 irregular migrants, including four children, were rescued.
In Cesme district, a Coast Guard boat rescued seven irregular migrants from a life raft pushed into Turkish territorial waters by Greek units.
Meanwhile, off the coast of Urla district, a group of irregular migrants was detected aboard a rubber boat.
Upon its interception by Coast Guard teams, 29 irregular migrants, including eight children, were apprehended.
The migrants were transferred to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management after processing.